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Mike Pesoli

@MikePesoli

Video podcast producer of Radio Atlantic

 District of Columbia, USA
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Joined August 2021
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NEW: President Trump is asking voters to put him on the ballot one last time His closing message: Affoedabilty is a hoax, Bill Maher is a loser and Jon Husted has a great butt Inside Trump’s bizarre road show - and growing GOP panic theatlantic.com/politics/202…
Trump’s Bizarre Closing Message to Voters

Trump’s Bizarre Closing Message to Voters

Renovation projects. Losers. Cheesecake wars. And a lot of talk about butts.

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President Trump’s closing message to voters ahead of the midterm elections is out of touch, seemingly self-defeating, and downright bizarre, @JonLemire argues. “We may have lost the plot here,” one Republican candidate told him: theatlantic.com/politics/202…

Trump’s Bizarre Closing Message to Voters

Renovation projects. Losers. Cheesecake wars. And a lot of talk about butts.

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Exclusive: Pete Hegseth has fired another top general in the military—presaging more upheaval in the Pentagon’s upper echelons as Trump looks to break the stalemate of the war with Iran, @nancyayoussef reports: theatlantic.com/national-sec…
Hegseth Fires a Top General

Hegseth Fires a Top General

The U.S. military may be planning a return to war, but the director of planning is out.

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NEW @TheAtlantic Elon Musk’s views on Ukraine have shifted from generous support to outright hostility, @shustry and @IsaacStanBecker report. They explore how the world’s richest man could decide the country’s fate theatlantic.com/national-sec…
How Elon Musk Turned on Ukraine

How Elon Musk Turned on Ukraine

No reliable alternatives exist to Musk’s satellite network, and Ukraine cannot survive for long without it.

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Two members of the "new" Pentagon press corps.
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A Minnesota prosecutor charges conservative influencers James O’Keefe and Cam Higby with felony counts of unlawful voting and identity theft after they misrepresented themselves at polling places using the names of registered voters. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-el…

Conservative influencer James O’Keefe charged with unlawful voting and identity theft in Minnesota

O’Keefe was charged alongside fellow influencer Cam Higby after they allegedly misrepresented themselves at polling places during Minnesota’s primary in August.

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“You Can See Everything” is a Trump era parable—and shows that the president and Elizabeth Holmes have something in common, @MarkLeibovich argues: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1…
The Illusion of ‘Radical Transparency’

The Illusion of ‘Radical Transparency’

What Elizabeth Holmes has in common with Donald Trump

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“There’s no political advantage to what he’s doing,” @michaelscherer says about Donald Trump potentially escalating the war with Iran. He and @AshleyRParker speak with @AdamHSays on Radio Atlantic about how the war is influencing voters ahead of the midterms. youtu.be/Zu4oDEi3fzw
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Why Trump Is Campaigning Where It’s Ruby Red youtu.be/Zu4oDEi3fzw?is=o7Z3… via @YouTube
Why Trump Is Campaigning Where It’s Ruby Red

Why Trump Is Campaigning Where It’s Ruby Red

Gas prices, an unpopular Iran war, and a bizarre Alaska lawsuit abo...

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The Parents Opting Out of Trump’s Free $1,000 theatlantic.com/politics/202…
The Parents Opting Out of Trump’s Free $1,000

The Parents Opting Out of Trump’s Free $1,000

The greatest obstacle to widespread acceptance of the Trump Accounts program may be embedded in its very name.

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The government is giving $1,000 to U.S. babies through Trump Accounts, but its association with the president is enough for some parents to say no to free money, @ToluseO writes: theatlantic.com/politics/202…
Some Parents Are Rejecting Trump’s Free Money

Some Parents Are Rejecting Trump’s Free Money

The greatest obstacle to widespread acceptance of the Trump Accounts program may be embedded in its very name.

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David Crary@CraryAPOct 25
Catholic bishops regret White House prayer photo with Trump, say it was used politically apnews.com/article/donald-tr…
Catholic bishops regret White House prayer photo with Trump, say it was used politically

Catholic bishops regret White House prayer photo with Trump, say it was used politically

Two Catholic bishops have expressed regret that they agreed to a White House meeting that produced a publicly distributed photo of them praying with President Donald Trump.

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The collapse of Theranos was just the start of an era inside Silicon Valley marked by grandiose promises and magical thinking, @cwarzel argues. theatln.tc/jf15T5sR
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President Trump is growing more impatient with the war in Iran—and he is now considering new strikes in the hopes that they will push the country’s regime over the edge, @nancyayoussef and @JonLemire report. theatlantic.com/national-sec…
Trump’s Gamble to End the Iran War

Trump’s Gamble to End the Iran War

The president is considering another escalation in the Middle East.

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How voters in this veteran-rich Virginia congressional district feel about the Iran war could determine control of Congress. My latest: theatlantic.com/politics/202…
A Congressional District Where the Iran War Is Personal

A Congressional District Where the Iran War Is Personal

How voters in Virginia’s veteran-rich Second Congressional District feel about the war could determine control of Congress.

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A new season of my podcast, Autocracy in America, coming after the midterms... theatlantic.com/podcasts/202…
A New Season of Autocracy in America

A New Season of Autocracy in America

Anne Applebaum’s podcast asks: Can we repair the American institutions Donald Trump is breaking?

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The Atlantic
@TheAtlanticOct 21
Donald Trump recently struck a deal to import Russian diesel fuel into the U.S. and exempted Russia from a sanctions bill passed by Congress. On Radio Atlantic, @JonLemire and @shustry discuss what’s behind the moves: theatlantic.com/podcasts/202…
Trump’s ‘Staggering One-Two Punch’ to Ukraine

Trump’s ‘Staggering One-Two Punch’ to Ukraine

Why is Trump making deals with Putin?

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@TheAtlanticOct 20
The collapse of Theranos was just the start of an era inside Silicon Valley marked by grandiose promises and magical thinking, @cwarzel argues. theatlantic.com/technology/2…
You Can Believe Everything

You Can Believe Everything

What do Elizabeth Holmes and Elon Musk’s flying car have in common?

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In private conversations, Donald Trump Jr. has repeatedly voiced his opposition to his father’s war with Iran, sources tell @vmsalama and @AshleyRParker: theatlantic.com/politics/202…
Trump Jr. Privately Breaks With His Dad

Trump Jr. Privately Breaks With His Dad

In private conversations, including with his father, Donald Trump Jr. has raised concerns about the Iran war.

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Donald Trump recently struck a deal to import Russian diesel fuel into the U.S. and exempted Russia from a sanctions bill passed by Congress. On Radio Atlantic, @JonLemire and @shustry discuss what’s behind the moves: theatlantic.com/podcasts/202…
Trump’s ‘Staggering One-Two Punch’ to Ukraine

Trump’s ‘Staggering One-Two Punch’ to Ukraine

Why is Trump making deals with Putin?

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Josh Boak@joshboakOct 20
Gimmick or giveback? Even some Trump supporters don't expect to get $5,000 checks after midterms apnews.com/article/trump-500…
Gimmick or giveback? Even some Trump supporters don't expect to get $5,000 checks after midterms

Gimmick or giveback? Even some Trump supporters don't expect to get $5,000 checks after midterms

President Donald Trump is hoping $5,000 checks can boost Republican turnout in the midterm elections. Some supporters doubt the payments will arrive.

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